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Two armed men have entered a restaurant in Barcelona and are reported to be holding hostages, following an attack in which a van was driven into a crowd, causing a number of injuries. Two people are reported to have been killed. Police say they are "terrorist attacks".

Opinions of the judgement were mixed on the streets of Paris Thursday:

"It’s good that former presidents can be charged with things they’ve done ... that he can be prosecuted for that and that in the end there’s a charge against him,," said 28-year-old teacher, Céline. "People who are in charge of whatever - mayors and such - it’s good that they can be brought to justice."

"I think it’s a very good thing that they finally decided to do something about it," said another teacher, Corrine. "Nobody is above the law, we always have problems with politicians, they shouldn’t be above the law. They shouldn’t think they can do whatever they want, it should be transparent."

"I think it’s too late, he’s old, he’s sick, he’s maybe only a few years to live," was the opinion of Philippe, who is in his 20s. "For me, I’m a bit disappointed, I’m not really a fan of Jacques Chirac but not really good to condemn a man who is really old and did a lot for France."